Israel Discovers and Destroys Hamas' Terrorist Tunnels; Hamas Continues to Use Its People as ‘Human Shields'

Aimee Herd : Jul 21, 2014
Chris Mitchell – CBN News

"I can't imagine anything more terrifying than suddenly the earth opens up… They're walking and they're armed with machine guns, anti-tank missiles, grenades and a few thousand rounds of ammunition, tranquilizers and handcuffs, and they're coming for you and they're coming for your children. That's what Israel faces right now. That's why we had to do the ground operation." -Capt. Dan Gordon

(Gaza)—As Israel continues its ground operation; to discover and destroy dangerous terrorist tunnels which Hamas uses to try to infiltrate Israel and kill and kidnap civilians, Sunday proved to be one of the "bloodiest" days, said a CBN News report.

Thirteen IDF soldiers reportedly died and over 100 Palestinians were killed in an attack on one of Hamas' strongholds in Shejaiya.

Two of the Israeli soldiers killed were American-born Max Steinberg and Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli.

For three days prior to going in, Israel had warned residents via phone and leaflets to "get out of harm's way," but Hamas' interior minister insisted they stay put, as the terror organization was using them as "human shields."

Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett noted, "Hamas is effectively conducting self-genocide. They're placing their women and children around missile launchers, shooting rockets at Israel [and] waiting for us to retaliate in order for them to kill their own, and that's what's happening."

Former President Bill Clinton agreed saying, "[Hamas has] a strategy designed to force Israel to kill their own civilians so the rest of the world will condemn them."